The Ducks appeared to be in position to receive an at-large bid from the Sugar Bowl to play Alabama. But that bid went to Oklahoma, and Oregon (10-2) will play Texas (8-4) on Dec. 30 in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

Oregon (10-2) won its first eight games and was in the national title discussion before losing at Stanford on Nov. 7. The Ducks also got blown out at Arizona before rallying to beat rival Oregon State 36-35.

"We had a tough kind of four-game stretch there at the end of the season. Kind of stubbed our toe a little bit. But we'll be hungry to get back out there," Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said.

Texas (8-4) will play in San Antonio for the second consecutive year, having beaten Oregon State 31-27 a year ago.

The Longhorns had a chance to win the Big 12 title and play in a BCS bowl game, but lost to Baylor 30-10 Saturday in the regular season finale.

Texas opened league play with six wins in a row before losing two of its last three.

"We've got some work to do to win over that crowd," Helfrich said. "San Antonio is obviously a great place to be any time of year, and our guys will be very excited to take on an iconic program, an iconic coach in coach Brown."

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Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) celebrates with the Leishman Trophy after defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the 2015 Rose Bowl, 59-20. With the win, the Ducks advance to the national championship game.
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Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota poses with the Heisman Trophy during a press conference after the 2014 Heisman Trophy presentation at the New York Marriott Marquis on December 13, 2014 in New York City.
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